mixotrophic

adjective

mixo·​troph·​ic

¦miksə¦träfik,

-trōf-

: deriving nourishment from both autotrophic and heterotrophic mechanisms

—used especially of symbionts and partial parasites

Word History

Etymology

mixo- + -trophic

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